/internal/media/dispatcher/723264/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailTwo-Handled Cup and Cover1663–64Peter DownhamPDH. 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.); W. 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.) Diameter (of rim) 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.); Weight 441.3 gm (14 oz 3 dwt)SilverAnonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914)33.68a-b0The cup is bombé in shape and rests on a plain flat base. The domed cover fits over the rim of the cup, resting on two applied strips at the top of the scroll-shaped handles. The spool-shaped finial has a broad flat top engraved with a crest in mantling.
Construction:
The body of the vessel is raised from a single sheet; the cast handles are applied. The cover is raised. The finial is constructed of two pieces.Silver13.30000000005939601